She said the groups of people on either side of the 2m-long crocodile could not cross over.

"I went on Sunday again and saw another crocodile on the pathway, but I do not know whether it was the same one," Ms Liew said.

Mr How Choon Beng, director of the reserve, said yesterday that NParks monitors visitor trails daily and has been setting up barricades at sections where crocodiles have been seen to prevent them from climbing onto the trail. - LYDIA LAM